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General Piscellang. If I Were Rich. If I were rich, like some-folks I know, Who think themselves wondrously graud, Tir.-t of ni! I w-.iiM purchase a costly ring For toy danial's snow-white hand; A circle of gold for her lair young head, With jewels to twine in her hair, And a necklace of pearls for this queen of girls Round her swan-like throat to wear. I Wuuld build her a bower ia sumo funny nook, " Where no trace of glut-in should come; Thero tho birds would warble their sweetest layr, And tho honey-bee would hum; Tho nightingale's song would lull her to sleep Ia thc night which is sacred to lore, And ?it dawn of duy her soul would awako With the voice of the wooing dove. Allround and over tho fragrant porch Should thc hun ey-.-UL-ii le blooo., And about tho casement ihe clambering rose Would scatter its sweet perfumo; There she should dwell, this queen of girls, With a jewel in each little car, And if wealth could save her, across her face Never shadow of grief should appear. If I were rich I would buy great ships, And send them over the sea, And close by the shore I would watch and wait Till my ships came hume to inc: Brc idths of satin and shiuing silk?. With plumes from the ostrich's wing, And doth of ludia, woven fine, My huii?o-bound ships would bring. If I were rich, then theso attic walls Would blossom with ti>pc?tr ' gay : And the lingering Lour*, thu', s-- weary seem, Would spoed on 8wifteringi away. But alas for nie, how often I fear, In tue3o cold methodic times, That little of profit and little of pra'uo Will come from my idle rhymes! A Beautiful Tribute to tho H'o'meu und Children cf the South. The fallowing article from the pen of father Ryan, in Saturday's issue of the Bauner of the South, is so deserved and beautiful a tribute to the women and chil dren of the South, 'hat wc take the lib erty, of transferring it entire to our col umns, assured that our readers will peruse .it with as much pleasure as we have done : . SOUTHERN WOMEN AND CHILDREN'. Where are the worn eu and children in History .' Why do they so seldom ap pear? Have they had nothing to d<? with shaping the events of this world ? Are men the only actors in the great drama 1 Have the women and children no part lo play ? ' And if they have, why do we so very rarely meet with them in the scenes and acts o?* history ? And wi.e:i their gentle faces do appear, how is it that they are kept far di'-in the obscure back-ground, dim as shadows, scarcely at ail-or, if seen, almost unnoticed ? We reucl the annals of a thousand years : we tutti over page aller page; but tile names upon them written,*and llie deeds in them if corded, aro natives and deeds of men. What of the women and children ?f those thousand years? Have they dune nothing worth recording ? and if they have, where is the record I We follow the histories of a hundred nations, through all their vicissitudes, from their births to <t bc burials we. find thc foot-prints alone of men. Has no mark been lett to tell that women and children had aught to do with the desti nies ?if ?he nations ? Do men alone make History From them ?dune is all its glory derived ? Have they so occupied tho st3ge upon which thc drama of history is: acto J as to leave no room noon it for the women and children? Du these ex ert no . mfluenc? "ti the course of events? o.- so imperceptible an influence that only ojtce or twice in a hundred years tbe> make a mark and leave a memory ? 'Chere are historians of men and men's achievements, but women and children have neither history nor hist..r?an. Anrl yet, the weak hands of women and chil dren have done their part in the building up of every nation. They have sutfered toland struggled ; they have given their tears to the traged'"?S ot* this world ; ^hey have'helped nations to attain glory and men to win fame ; they have influenced everv day of history, but in thc blaze of men's achievements they liave been hid den,, just as the stars in the heavens are veiled fr jiu uar gaze by the splendors ol' the sun. In the march of mitions to glory wo hear only the timi tread of the war rior; we listen in vain for the patter of little f er. In llie field of Kattie we hear univ, tho shunts of the combatants-not the stilts of women who are wailing for those who will return uo more. Memo ri is ?f?n? blood of brave men shed in sa cred canses history gathers and preserves, but the tears of the widows and orphans in tho desolate home are forgotten. And which is holier-the blood of the soldier or the tears of his orphans ? The histo rian linds on thc battle-plain a grave, and tho name of thc sleeper in ii. he gives to the world ; but the names of the weepers fur that dead one find no place in his pages] And which is holier-the puls? les:; heart of tue warrior buried in his bat tle grave, or tho broken hearts of the wife and children at home] History takes pains and feels pride in recording the suf ferings and sacrifices of men for right, but ali unknown and unwritten are the greater sacrifices of the women and chi I dren; greater because they feel them more intensely and are. less able to make (??..rn and bear them. How often have we mused over these unwritten histories. How often have wo striven to fiil up with our own imagining-? the blanks in the an nals of earth ! How often have we won dered about these women and children who stand in the silent, shadowy back ground of. history, and yet who are inti mately related to every event! They share "the fates of their people-they su/lerand rejoice-they weep-they make sacrifices-wield a quiet, yet tremendous power, over the acts of history ; and' yet historians scarcely deign to mention them. A passing tribute now and then they re ceive, but the full meed ot praise which they deserve is withheld. The great deeds of men occupy page after page, a sentence here and lhere intimal es that back of the great, men and their denis are the women and children. Who will write their his forv? Were it written how it would, in interest., transcend the records of men! What bright and beautiful pages-what sad and pathetic page3 it would present! how tragic it would be ! What, sorrows and sufferings-what faith and fidelity it would contain ! Do we meet in the front lines of history with men grear, good, and true' Back of them would we not find women and children as true, as good and a'* great? Does the heroism of men on battle fields in just causes thrill us with admiration? What of the heroism in the homes of these-men? There goes the soldier to the fray firm and fearless; a proud figure for the historian to sketch ; but look at his little girl standing on the doorstep, bitterly weep'.ig, and .kissing her while little hand io her soldier-father for the Jfltf time. There goes the warrior grandi)-'down lo death rather than yield towrong; history will not forget him. But had he a mother, a wifg, a. child, what of them ? He leaves a memory ; what becomes of their memories'? They sent him forth-prayed for him-watched and waited for him-suffered the deep anguish of suspense for him-he is remembered -they ure forgotten. His deeds are hand ed down-theirs, consigned to obliviun. His brow is crowned with a wreath ot glory, and flowers are strewn o'er his grave-but they ! no one knows of them ; no one asl^s for them. Ant! who yuflered more-they or he ? Which is harder death to him in the front of battle, or life to them when he is gone1? Which is greater-his glory or their grief? ' And if the light of his glory flashes along many a page of history, why does not their griff cast'its shadow there ? History is wrung. Women and chil dren help to make it. They are actors in the drama. They are part of every scene. Beside every event they stand. There never was a deed done with which they have not been connected. But their story is unchronicled-their fames un sounded-their names eclipsed in thc glare of the names of men. Their hearts are beating under ever) pag-? of history ; their hands, unseen, are working at every monument of human glory. Amid the nations they are moving to and fro, ful filling their mission, but thc ranks of men hide them from view and the writers of the deeds of men leave them in their ob scurity. Who will write the story of the wo men and children of the South? Who will describe their sacrifices for our cause ! Who will record their enthusiasm as long as there was hope-and their fidelity when hope passed away ? Who will tell the world, in fitting words, of their woes and the wrongs they endured? Weare shrining in story and in song thc fames of our men-shall we forget our women and children? They are keeping our memo ries-shall wc let their momories perish? They are treasuring in their hearts our traditions-they cling to them-they will pass them down-they are making them household words ; and if they do this for us, shall we fail to record their praises ? Proud pages in history shall *the men who wore the Grey I ave ; but their mothers, wives, sisters, children, -shall they remain unchronicled and unknown ? No ! they were true to us, and history must be true to them. Devotion to a cause, greater than theirs, the world never witnessed. Does the ivy cling as faithfully as ever to thc crumbling tower ? so they to the lost cause. Was the blood of our soldiers, shed in our defence, holy and pure ? Not Jess pure and holy were their tears. Were the hand?hi ps borne in battle, siege and skirmish, in cam Oj on the march, in the trenches and hospitals grand and worthy of lemembrance? Not less grand nor less worthy of record were the sorrows of our women and children in twice a hundred thousand home?. Where was the higher heroism-on the battle-field, or far away at the lonely hearth ! Who bore more-gave more suffered more for country-the soldier with sword of steel girded to his side, or thc soldier boy's mother with the sword of grief transpiercing her heart ? Was he worn and weary, that soldier of Lee's army in the trenches of Richmond ? But thousands of comrades surrounded him. What of his wife, with the woe-worn face and the weary heart in her far-off home. looking into the eyes of her little girl, who, to-morrow may La fatherless? ls it sad-that grass-grown grave, without a name, in the shadow of thc woods of Tennessee? A boy without coffin or shroud, *ith only his grey suit on, is resting there ; and-his sorrows ar? (?vor. But there is a grave in that ooy's only sister's heart, away, down in some little village of Georgia, and her sorrows still endure, ls that not sadder? Was i! not mournful-that dying cry of the poor soldier in a Northern pi ison? But the moans of his mother in the silence of the night, when his pale face flits through her dreams-are they not more full of agony ? A. j. ir. PATRICK'S ATTEMPT AT GERMAN.-Fred erick the Great,of Prussia had a great mania for enlisting gigantic soldiers into thc Royal Guards, and paid an enormous bouriiy to his recruiting officers fur get ting them. One day the recruiting ser geant chanced to spy a Hibernian who was at least seven feet high; he accosted him in English, proposed that he should enlist. The idea of military lift' and a larg?; bounty so delighted Patrick, that Im immediately consented. " Bat, utdess yon can speak German, thc king will not give you so much." " Oh,".said the Irishman, 11 sure it's 1 that don't know a word of Gorman." " Bar," said the sergeant, " three words will be sufficient, and these you can learn in a short time. The king knows every man in the Guards. As soon as he secs you, he will ride up and ask you how old you are? You will say 'Twenty-seven.' Next, how long you have been in the ser vice ? you must reply, 'Three weeks.' Finally, if you are provided with clothes and rations ? you answer, ' Doth.' " Pat soon learned to prono.ince his an swers, but never dreamed of learning ? ti questions. In three weeks he appeared before the king in review. His majesty rode up to bim. Paddy stepped forward with " present arms." " Mow (dd are. yuu ?" said the king. "Three weeks," said the Irishman. " How long have you been in the ser vice ?" asked his majesty. " Twenty seven years." "Am I or you a fool?" roared thc king. " Both," replied Patrick, who was in stantly taken to the guard-room, but par doned by the king alter he understood the (acts of the case. JI'DGK V-, of Buffalo, is' widely known throughout Western New York for his habits of unflagging industry, as well as for an appreciation of all sorts of wit. On or off tho bench, no one knows better how to enjoy o good thing. A case was before him in which the reputa tion of one of thc parties was involved: '. What is thc general character < f thc defendant V asked the prosecuting officer. " Character fur what ?" " Why, his morals?" This particular point was just what the witness was not over-desirous of answer in?; and knowing the judge iptite \vell, he cast toward him au tippealiiig iook, as much as to say, Can't you help me out of this? The Judge c/mprchendod the situation, and. with a lace of stony gravi ty, suggested that the answer desired might perhaps be attained by slight, varia tion of the question. "Suppose you ask him, 'How afe his iwimoralsT" The witness looked upon the Court, the Court dittoed upon thc witness, wlr.ie the latter replied : M Well, Judge, I should say that his 7/nmorals stand very high!" The Court " noted the exception." while most of the by-stander3 adjourned to Bloomer's to-talk the thing over leisurely, j Beginning to Believe, " Bubbles," of the California Golden Era gets oil' the following: \ begin to believe now-a days, rooney makes the man, and dress the gentlemen. I begin to believe that the purse is more potent than the sword and ?e pen together. 1 begin to believe that honesty is the best policy-to speculate'with until you have gained everybody's confidence-then line your pockets. 1 begin to believe that those who sin the most during the week are the most devout upon Sundays. I begin to believe in humbugging peo ple out of their dollars. It is neither stealing or begging; and those who are humbugged have themselves to blame. I begin to believe that man was not made to enjoy life, but to keep himself miserable in the pursuit and possession of riches. I begiu to believe that the surest reme dy for hard times and a tight money mar Ket is an extravagant expenditure on the part of individuals-to keep the money moving. I begin to believe that none but knaves aro qualified to hold office under the Gov ernment-with exception of a few natu ral born.fools or lunatics. I begin to believe that a piano-forte is more necessary in a . family than meat and potatoes. I begin to believe that, a boy who dosen't swear, smoke, and chew tobacco, may be a very g?od boy, but naturally stupid. 1 begin to believe that if the devil should die, one half of the world would be thrown out of employment. I begin to believe that he has the most merit who makes the most noise in his own behalf and that, when Gabriel comes, he, too, will blow his own horn pretty loud. " Do you ever go to evening parties?" u No," ?aid my friend Tom, ." i used to, but 1 am cured." " How so ?" said i, anxious to learn his experience. u Why, you seo," said Tom, feelingly, " I went to one some years back, and fell in love with a beautifubgirl. I courted like a trump, and thought I had her sure, when she eloped with a tailor; but I swore ven geance. ? patronized the robber of my happiness and ordered a full suit of clothes regardless of expense." ;'But your ven geance?" said 1. " I struck the tailor on his most vital part. 1 never paid that bill ; but those infernal clothes were thc cause of my future misfortunes." " How so?" " Wearing them I captivated my present wife. She told me so; and I haven't seen a happy day since. But I am bound to be square with that wretch ed tailor on the long run. I'll leave him a legacy, on condition that he marries my widow. A correspondent of a medical turn of mind in Skull Valley, Arizona, mentions a scene, '.hat occurred in a village in Illi nois, where dwells a magistrate named Ucl er. Tiie minister of that village one day received a call from a soldier and a blushing maid, who v. ?shed to be married at once. Un being asked for thc marri age license, the "boy in blue" declared lie had none-and, moreover, that he needed none, as he had known the girl four years, and they liked each other, and didn't want license or permission from any one. The clergyman assured him that without a license he could not perform the ceremony. Thc lover en? treated without avail, when the parson rather impatiently remarked: " You had better take the girl and go to Heiser." '?Goto hell yourself, Sir!" was there ply ; and the couple indignantly "evaded the premises," with the conviction that profanity was not by any means confined to the army. A jury in Alabama had been empan eled in the case of a Mr. Johnson, charged with killing his wife. The evidence was positive and conclusive, leaving not a doubt of his speedy conviction. To the amazement of all, the jury, after a short absence, returned a verdict, '"Guilty of horse-stealing!" The judge, astonished, asked an explanation, staling that the in dictment was not for horse-etealing, but manslaughter. The foreman, with his hand upon a huge law-boo'*, and with an amusingly dignified air, informed the Court that "?twas not a case o? man slaughter, but ?oy/;?anslaughter, for which the law made no provision; but being satisfied the man deserved to be hung, they had brought in a verdi .t of horse stealing, which, in (lat county, would be sure to ??winy him!" TALKING FIXE.-Ludicrous blunders sometimes occur in cases where ignorant persons attempt ibo. us? of language about lite meaning of which they know nothing : Not long since, while traveling from Pittsburg to Cincinnati, two rather ver dant specimens of thc female sex came on board the boat at one of the landings, who for the sake of distinction we will call Mary and Jane. Now Mary had her eye-tooth cut, or In other words, was acquainted with the ules and regulations which govern gen teel society ; Jane, the younger, had never mixed in society to any extent. lier language was such as she heard among her rustic acquaintances. Mary was awro of this fact, and therefore cap tioned her to observe how she (Mary) acted, and govern herself accordingly. Shortly after; while scaled at the din ncr table, the warier asked Mary what part of the fowl she would ha've? She informed him in a very polite manner that it was .' perfectly immaterial." Ile accordingly gave her a piece, and then inquired of Jane what part elie would prefer ? "I believe 1 will take a [?ieee of I he immaterial, too!" 33^* A farmer's daughter was visited by a rustic youngster, who finding it difficult to keep up the conversation, asked the girl, after at) embarrassing si leuce, " If she knew of anybody that wanted to buy a shirt?" " No, 1 don't," she replied, M have you one to sell ?" "Oh, no, I only asked to make talk." gSgT Old Squire. Di Ison, the homeliest man in Nebraska, while out. hunting lately, met a.stranger, and after glancing at him levelled his rifle at his breast. " Why, you amt a going to shoot me !" exclaim ed the .stranger. " Yes," said the squire, in relentless tones, " 1 made a vow, years, ago, that if ever 1 saw a homelier mun than 1 am, I'd shoot him on the spot." Oh. well, fire away !" cried the si ranger, "if /'iii homelier iban you are, I don't want to live another minute." Thc squire gave it up. -? -?- ? "What a fine head your boy has!" said an admiring friend, " Yes," said the fond father, "he's a chip of thc old block -ain't you my boy ?" u Yes, father," replied the boy ; " teacher said yesterday J was A young blockhead," A CONSCIENTIOUS WIDOW.-A poor man on his death-bed, made his will. He called his wife to bim, and told her of the provisions he had made. " I have left," said he, " my horse to my parents ; sell it and hand over the money you receive. I leave you my dog; take good care of him, and.he will serve you faithfully." The wife promised to obey, and in due time set out for the neighboring market, with the horse and the dog. " How much do you want for your horse?" inquired a farmer. " I cannot sell the horse alone, but you may have both at a reasonable rate. Give me a hundred dollars for the dog and one dollar for the horse." The farmer laughed, but as the terms were low, he willingly accepted them. Then the worthy woman gave the hus band's parents the dollar received for the horse, and kept the hundred dollars tor herself. Right shrewd widow, that. A MAD DOG STORY.-A good story is told of one of the baggage masters of an important station between Worcester and Boston, a fat, good natured, droll fel low, whose jokes have become quite pop ular on the road. His name is Bill. A few mornings since, while in the performance of his duties in checking baggage, an.ugly little Scotch terrier got in his. way, and he gave him a smart kick, which sent "him over the track, yelping. The owner of the dog soon appeared in high dudgeon, wanting to know why he kicked the dog. "Was that your" dog?", asked Bill with his usual drawl. " Certainly it was ; what right have you to kick him ?" . " He's mad," said Bill. "No, he's not mad, either, said the owner. " Well, I should be if anybody kicked me in that way," responded Bill. ? ? ? . StrUT" -A- Troy lime-dealer had upon his books an old debt $30 against a mason who had been unfortunate in his business. The debtor and creditor met a few nigbts since in the presence of quite a crowd, and soon engaged in an argument as to the relative merits of various masons in the city. Lime dealer finally said to the mason debtor, " I am not much of a workman, but i'll bet you $20 that I can run a better cornice than you can." " Agreed," said the other, and the money was put up-by both parties. ': Now," said the man of lime, " I'll bet you $20 to $10 I win the bet." " Done," said the mason, and the $30 were-placed in thc hands of thc stake-holder, with the agreement that the parties meet the n?xt day and decide the bet by running a cor nice upon certain buildings that were named. Meantime, however, the credi tor visited the justice's court, procured an attachment for thc money in the hands of the stake holder, seized it, and now has the debtoi's $30 safely stowed away in his own c?pacious pocket. Who will say that this is not a new way to collect o?d debts, and a specimen of sharp prac tice hard to beat ? AT a Sabbath school " concert," held in one of the prettiest towns in Western New York, a portion of thc exercises consisted in each scholar repealing a verse of Scripture in which should be found the word love. When it came to the turn of Miss J-, a beautiful young lady of eighteen, and " in the market," she was unprepared willi an answer; but before the exercise was concluded she remarked to her teacher that shejhad found the verse. It was : " 1 love those who love me, and those who seek me earli/ shall find me." Excellent girl that A young lady in Texas, who advertises for a husband, says sh?*, can ta!k philo sophy as well as rock the cradle. -? ? A reprobate was once asked, when dy ing, if he had lived an upright and credi table life. " Well, no, not exactly,* said he, " but, then, I must say I have had a bully time." CARPETS ! CARPETS ! CARPETS ! ! GREAT INDUDCEMENTS OFFERED IN our ontirc stuck of the following New Goods: ENGLISH, BRUSSELS and VELVET CAR PETS, Heavy 3-ply Ingrain and Venetian CARPETS flax, Jule, Dutch aud Rug CARPETS, .tUdS, MATS, CHUMP CLOTHS, DRUG GETS, STAIR RODS, STAIR CRASH, HASSOCKS ?1 each. Floor Oil Cloths. A beautiful lino or NEW PATTERNS, from tu IS feet ? iJu, which wu will cut in any shapo for Hulls, Rooms, ic, Ac. Table Oil Cloths. Oil Cloth TABLE COVERS. PIANO COVERS and TABLE COVERS, VULCANIZED RUBBER CLOTH for Infants' Usc, A luil assortment of the above goods just ro ceived. * Window fluides. Our SPRING STOCK, just to band, embra cing many NEW PATTERNS (all sizes made,) with all noco.-sary trimmings. Mattings. Red. Checked and White MATTINGS, 4-4, 5-4 and 0-4, COCOA MATTINGS, pluio and ftriped. Wall Papers and Borders. PAPER SHADES and FIRE SCREENS, Our SPRING STOCK of NEW PAPERS, in tho Latest Styles, just opening. Damask and Laee Curtains. CORNICES, BANDS, TASSELS and LOOPS, A Beautiful Stock of the above goods offering at very Low Prices fur Cash hy JAS. G. BAILIE & BRO., 205 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, OA. Feb ll tf 7 O'DOWD & MULHERIN, Grocers -AND COMMISSION MERCH'TS, No. 283 Broad Street, .A-ugusta, Georgia. -0 A FULL 8TOCK OF CHOICE GRO CERIES ALWAYS ON HAND. . ^?-Prompt Attention given to CONSIGN MENTS and ORDERS. Augusta, Feb 24 3m 9 Panknin's Hepatic Bit ters. ASURE and PERMANENT CURE for Dyspepsia and General Debility. por salo by THOS. W. CARWILE, At Sign Holden Mortar Ffbtt tf 9 224. -:-:---........... r- ~ ..--rr I. SIMON & B ? I FKeir Entire d Splend Gents' Furnishing Goods, AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTICLES IN THEIR LINE -AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, IN ORDER MAKE ROOM FOR THE A GOOD SELECTION OF Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins, OFFERED IN RETAIL BEL01, WHOLESALE PRICES. rv* . ?- ~*?*i-f ?"?00 L SIM?N & BRO., 224 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. | Jan 27 tf 5 AUGUSTA SEED STOEE, T No. 15 Washington Street-One Door Eolith of Broad, 'HE SUBSCRIBER has just received a SPLENDID STOCK of FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS, Which cannot be surpassed for quality and variety in the Southern Market. ALSO-ONION SETS, Red and White CLOVER, LAWN GRASSES, KENTUCKY BLUE, ORCHARD arid HEAft? GRASSES and LUCERNE; ALSO-The Celebrated Early Goodrich and Harrison IRISH POTATOES, Pennsylvania Gourd Seed and other early CORN, EGYPTIAN MILLET, &c. CO"Country ?Vlerchants and Farmers supplied as low as elsewhere. Small pack ages, from one ounce, to a pound, sent by mail free of postage. ?. PEiUBLE. Augusta, Jan 6 3m 2 j Established 1845. H. TUTT, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE -DEALER IN DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS,.OILSj DYE-STUFFS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, 264 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga., HAS NOW IN STORE one of the most complete Stocks in the South, to whioh he respectfully invites the attention of Merchants, Physicians and Planters. The Stock embraces everything to be found in a FIRST CLS^S WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE, both of American and Foreign production, which is offered at prices that cannot fail to please. Having had an experience of twenty-two years, in thc Drug Trade in Augusta, he flatters himself that he fully understands tho wants of the people. Merchants are assured that they can purchase their supplies from us at NEW YORK PRICES, freight and expenses added. All that we ask is an examination of our Stock and Prices. Oct 23 3m 43 FURNITURE ! FURNITURE ! ESTABLISHED IN i860 OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS PLATT BROTHERS, (FORMERLY C. A. PLATT 4 CO.,) 214 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. WE IIAVE and arc constantly receiving thc best Assortment of FURNITURE that baa ever bcon in this market. ROSEWOOD PARLOR SUITS, MAHOGANY PARLOR SUITS. CHAMBER AND COTTAGE SUITS, BUREAUS, BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS, SOFAS, TETE-A-TETE, CENTRE TABLES, SIDEBOADS, EXTENSION TABLES, of all length?. . We particularly call the attention of purcb.v ?er. to our SOLID WALNUT CHAMBER SUITS Cor Beaut)*, Durability and Cheapness. Our Itlaiiiifnetiiriii{r. Department Is still in operation. Spocial Orders will be promptly attended to. REPAIRS DONE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. Upholstering: Department. HAIR CLOTH, ENAMELLED CLOTn, .REPS, TERRY and SPRINGS, and all articles suitable for Manu'acturors, which wo offer at Low Prices. Window Shades. A large Stock of WINDOW SHADES, of eve ry style and pattern, from the Cheapest to the Finest, with all the New Stylo Fixtures. Undertaker's Department? Superintended by a competent man. COFFINS, of all Descriptions and Quality. METALIC CASES and CASKETS, of tho most improved styles, furnished at all hours during the Doy or Night. UNDERTAKERS can be supplied with TRIM MINGS. Augusta, Oct 23 6m 4.3 BOOT ANO SHOE HOUSE! J. 209 Broad St., l uder Planters Ilote!, AUGUSTA, QA., HAS just received from Now York 150 Caires BOOTS AND SHOES, embracing Every Style and Quality. And nil of which he has marked down to thc VERY LOWEST FIGURES. Thia Stock wns bought direct from tho most roliablo Mani factu rer.-, und is warranted to be as represented. My old Edgefielda friends and customers are urgently requested to gire mo a call, and look through my large and varied Stock. No better Bargains ia the Shoo Trade are to be had in the city than are o flo red at my Store. J. W. APEL. Augusta, Nov ll tf 44 TUE Subscriber would respectfully inform the. tho citizens of Edenfield and tho surround ing country^ t!?at he koeps* SPBOIAIr ESTAB LISHMENT 'for th? REPAIR of ^WATCHES and JEWELRY. All work entrusted to his care will be executed promptly, neatly, aud warranted for one year. At bis Storo will bo found one of- tho largest Stocks of Gold and Silver Watches, Of the best European and American manufacture in tho Southern States, with a select assort ment of RICH* AND NEW STYLES ETRUS CAN GOLD JEWELRY, Set with Diumondrf, Pearls, Rublos, Oriental Gar nets, Coral, Ac. Also, Solid Silver Ware, Consisting of FULL TEA SETS*, WAITERS, ICE AND WATER PITCHERS, CAS TORS, ^OWLETS, CUPS, . JK'fRliS, SPOONS, And everything in the Siivcr Ware line. FINE SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARRELED ii V I\ s. Colt'.', Smith 4 Weston's, Cooper's, Remming tun's, Sharp's, Derringer's PISTOLS. And roany others of tho latest invention. FINE CUTLERY, SPECTACLES, WALKING CANES, PERFUMERY, P0RTM0NAIE3, AND FANCY GOODS Of every variety to be found in a first class Jew elry Establishment. s ' A. PR0NTA?T, One Door bolow Augusta Hotel, IC3 Uroad Street, Augusta, Ca. Oct 1 6m 40 P?T otice. TO OWNERS OF WATER POWER, MILL SEATS, 4c. THE Subscriber would respectfully announce that he is now prcpnrod to SURVEY, LO CATE and PUT IN OPERATION ANY KIND OF MILLS or MACHINERY, propelled by cither Water or Steam. Added to a lifetime^ exp?rience;(16 years o. which.i?. recorded in this and adjoining Diiitricrj.) ho hits since'the war been to'tho North inspecting and studyiujr. tho latest improvements in bis line; and has mudo his selection in Steam Engines, Water Wheels, Model Flouring, Grist and Saw Mills. He now possesses all the latest Improvements worth'haVing, at Maker's prices,-which Im provements be will guarantee to give satisfaction when put in operation by himself, or under his superintendence. Residence, Six miles below Pine House on the Aiken Road. Post Office, Granitcville, S. C. S A UP L. BARER, Mechanical Engineer and Millwright. Oct 22 tf 43 SUGAR....FL0UR....P0TAT0ES ! 160 150 BBLS. Refined SUGARS, all varieties. BBLS. IRISH POTATOES. 150 BBLS. FLOUR. Arriving and for sale by Angula, Feb H A* STEVENS, To the Public. THE Subscriber is engaged in the BLACK SMITH BUSINESS, in all its branches, at the Brick Blacksmith Shop in roar of Part: Row. Having secured thc services of a good WAGON BUILDER, t am prepared to REPAIR ALL WAGONS and BUGGIES sent to my Shop. All work ontrustod to my oaro will be warranted to givo satisfaction. Pricer reduced to the lowest ratos, but terms STRICTLY CASH. Mr. A. A. Paul, Gunsmith, may bo fojind at my Shop, ready to work on Guns, Pistols, 4c. JOHN MOLOY. Jan 13_tf 3 It^KOintment, WARRANTED TO CURE. Just recoieved and for salo by ' ' ?" Q, lt. PENN. 9 . . jE3C?a,il.2 Ye Old Customers ! dei:"'-o? <?*;>:; -i I TAKE THIS METHOD of ?nnounolng to yon that I am still at my old stand, where I am conducting the same old line of business, .which' - comprise* the asnal assortaient ?? i G 6 fl i . SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE fi CUTLERY. j ALSO, " Tin ;A^are, Which I manufacture iii all its S :y lc s and Pat terns. . . WOODLAKE, A large assortment, such ns Buckets', Tubs and * Pails. ' ' ; |c OCt KIM G AND H EA TI IV G Staves Among which are tho justly famoari Cook Stores " DLXIEi'.' ^SUMTER-," " GOOD SAMARI TAN," "SOUTHERN STATES" ?nd "FIRE SIDE." These Stoves aro adapted to Southern I Housekeepers, and thora should bi ona in .every I family unorder to facilitate ? and .xiuko (Cooking easy. -, ? .... Call and maka a close inipe :tioc of the Goods and Prices before you gib further. I am not paying $2000 a year for rent of Store 'as many others are. Bear this In mind, as these expenses aro not to be added io prices paid by y?u. I HOT. aux, J H .ut tune, S. C. r Octfl ti 41 DEALERS IK STOVES, GRATES, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware, HOUSE FURNISHING GOWS, PUMPS, ?Vc, ?Vc, ?Vc, 265 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga, WE Invite the attention of the public to our well selected Stock, embracing several patterns Of FIRST CLASS COOKING STAVES, among which will bc four d The Olive Branca, The Henry Clay, The Comforter, The H?ap?istone, The Housekeeper. TEE AUGUSTA CXfOK. anew and beautiful Stove, manufactured expressly fe: us to supply the want* of our people. It being lower in price than others, brings it within the reuch of many who are unable to get more expensive ones. In addition to our large Stock of Cooking Stoves, wo huve all sizes of HEATING STOVES, GRATES for coal or wood, PORTABLE RA DIATING ORATES, FURNACES, ?c., Ac. HOUSa FURNISHING GOODS, of every variety, may always, be found in oar Stock. Our facilities for ROOFING and GUTTER ING, or MANUFACTURING TIN and SHEET IRON WARE a?-e unsnrpasred. This depart ment is under the personal supervision of our Senior Partner, w ho is a practical Tinner of 32 years' experience ii this City. SC OWE LD, WILLIAMS & CO.. tiffi B?tfd Street, ?urusta, Ge? Oct 22 3m 43 DENHIS' MfiSAPAfiULA ! THE PUREST AND THE BEST ! FOR DISEASES OF THE LIVEP., FEMALE COMPLAINTS, OB PURIFYING TUE BLOOD. _?SJ"For sal? by the Druggists. Aug 28 tf 35 THF GOOD SAMARITAN AND Mt E H AVE A ?UML&TOCK>of the ab?ve named STOVES which, wc propote offering at as low prices as any FIRST CLASS STOVES in the market. These Stoves havo thc reputation of being tb ? I BEST STOVES Used, and are especially adapted to this scctiot of coun.ry. Wo feel Cmdent in recommending them, when out of nearly FIVE HURDRBD BOLD DURING TUE PAST TWO YEARS. WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ONE THAT DID NOT GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION. WE WARRANT ALL STOTES SOLI BY ?S, And always furnish a COMPLETE SET OF UTENSILS, with PRTNTEB-DIRECTIONS for using them, so that ono can change from the old way of Cooking in a Fire Place to the use of tho Stove with little or no inconvenience. Wc always koep on hand ALL the different Styles of COOKING STOVES, RANEES, A.c., prepared to please the tastes of any one who tony examine our Stock. Wo have a large Stock of HEATING STOVES suitable for Churches, School Rooms, Stores, Parlors, ?tc. We manufacturo la.rgoly of TIN AVARE, which we offer at 1<JW prices. Our Stock of PLATED GOODS, PLANI8HED and BRITTANIA WARE, WOOD and WILLOW WARE is very full and complete. Wo would bo pleased to see our friends from Edgbfield and surrounding country. JONES, SMYTH & CO., 193 Uro uti Street, AUGUSTA, ?A. Oct 15_Sm_42_ SHOP AND New Tools. GEORGIA^ TOUNDRY AND Machine Works, KELLOCK STREET, Augrusta>, Georgia. EVERY KIND OF PLANTATION and Mi ning Machinery, Portable and Stationery ?tuarn. Engines, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Sugar Mills, Horse Power, Agricultural Implements, Shafting, Follies, Handers, Couplings, and all kindt. of Iron and Wood Working Machinery built to order on short notice. All kinds of Machinery Promptly repaired, end all kinds of BRASS and IRON CASTINGS furnished. ;8?-GIVE US A TRIAL. H USE & NEAL, Augusta, Dec 17 Sm 51 Fisk's Metallic Burial Cases. JUST received a lo:; 0f FISK'S CELEBRA- I; TED BIETALLIC BURIAL OASES-of the 11 latest styles. Also, On hand, of my own manufacture ??d? finish, a beautiful assortment of MAHOGANY, WALNUT, POPLAR and PINE COFFINS. AU of which I am selling at LOW FIGURES, and STRICTLY FOR CASH. ,',_ M. A. MARKEKT, . Jfoxt door to Advertiser OS ce. Jas 1? . tr I EDW?DJ.EV?NS&?Ov NURSE RY |yf?>? . AND J SEEDSMEN, FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL G RAPES, GM ?AJL FRUITS', SOSES, OtfitimitTAX SHRUBS, -o In'foll assortment, at wholesale and retail Deal ers, buying, ia quantity, .furnished wi* their own address on bag?, if desired. ww?*? Our.Seeds ara all carefully tested before 'end ing oat and "WARRANTED : TO. GROW, if properly planted and care for. SEE?S injS?Mi Ue make a speciality of sondina GRAPE VOTES, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, and other plants, by mail, putting, them up securely, and forward to any Poit,Offic*.4a the United Stater. n.irso^irsvirr The following Catalogues are issued and mailed ta any address, on receipt of stamp :- ? - 1. Amateur's Price Listof Fruit and Ornamen tal Traes, Grape Vipes, Small Fruits, ?c. - ] 2. Descriptive Strawberry Catalogue, (with Supplement) ." . 3. Wholesale Catalogne of fruit and Ora a meatel.TrMs, Ac. : ,,..a J Descriptive Seed Catalogue. ***1,tf 5. Descriptive Circular of Newind Rate Seeds 4. Beeeriptive Catalegoe of Beddlbg'Pliunts, Roses, ie. ^ '. - "" Feb 26 4t*ow-';; 9 NOTICE SuNDAY SCHOOLS can be supplied wi tl the following Books, AT COST, by applying 'at thc Store of B. C. BEY AX, Edge field C. H. S. S. Celebration Hymns, Nil Now Sunday-School Primer, Infant Class Question Book, Little Lessons for Little People,-Part L Little Lessons for Little People,-Part II. Brief Catechism'of Bible Dbcirine. Child's Question Book on the Foin* G o sp eli. PartL Child's Question Rook on the Four Gospel:. Part II. ^ - Questions on the Four Gospels,-with Harmo ny,-for Bible Classes. The Psalmist. The Psalmody. Notes on the Gospels. Malcom's Bible Dictionary. Child's Scripture Question Book. Bibles and Testaments. " Kind Words/V-S. S. Paper, monthly, at $1 for 10 Copies. Any Books needed'by Teachers, or religions Books desired by any perrons, will be procured at short netioe, and supplied at Cost by the un dersigned. - ,., Testaments and Catechisms given to those who aro not able to buy, wheo application' fs made through any S. S. Teacher known to B. C.Bryan, Agent of the Depository. . For any information, address : IA R. GWALTNEY, Chair. Ex. Board of Edgefield Association. Nov 20 tf 7 IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF STOCK. AND Farmers' and Stock Breeders' ADVERTISER ONLY 91 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE A First-class Monthly ' Journal, devoted to Farming and Stock Breeding. Each number contains .IC large double-column pages, illustrated with numerous engravings. Specimen Copies free, for stamp, with list of splendid Premiumn? to Agents. HORSE AND CATTLE DOCTOR. FREE. The Publishers of tho AMERICAN STOCK JOUR N'A t. have established a veterinary Department in the columns of tho JOURNAL, which is placed un der the charge of a distinguished Veterinary Professor, whose duty it is to receive questions as to the ailmente or iitjurfii of all feinds of stock, and to answer in print, in connection with the question, how they sh .uld bo treated for a cure, these prescriptions ?ire given gratie, and thus ev'jry subscriber to the JOURNAL has.always at hi? comm and a Veterinary Surgeon, free of charge. Every Farmer and Stock Breeder sbocld' sub scribe for it. Sent Free, 3 Months for Nothing. Every n?w subscriber for 1SGS, received by the first of February, will receive the October, No vember and December cumbers of 1S67, free, making over 500 largo double-column pages of reading matter in the 15 numbers. AU for the low price of SI.00. Address N. P. BOYER & Co., Publishers. G fit Tass, Chester Co., Pa. Feb. 56 ' 2t 9 BBSAB! BREAD! BREAD ! Bread (he Staff of Life! GOOD HEWS FOR ALL-OLD AND YOUNG NO MORE BAD BREAD. ITO EXCUSE FOB ANYBODY. EVERYBODY can now have Nice, Light, Sweet, Nutritions Bread. Housekeepers and Heads of Families are informed, that they can now obtain what they have long neoded, vit : ? YEAST OR BAKING POWDER, that will Always give satisfaction and NEVER FAIL. You can get this by asking your Grocer for Drew's Infallible Baking Powder. Not like the ordinary Hop Yeast, which has to be pu: in the Flour, and takes all night to Raise it, but with DREW'S INFALLIBLE BAKING POWDER, you can put it right in your Flour, and-riFTZsx UIXCTK'S time is all that is required to make delicious Tea, Batter and Buckwheat Cukes, Corn-bread, Biscuit and every description of Pastry. While this Baking Powder not only is the cheapest, it is also the BEST and HEAL THIEST preparation of the kind ever made for Culinary purposes, and cannot be excelled in quality by any other Manufacturers, in this coun try or elsewhere. Tho Eating of Hot Bread or Biscuits made wiri this preparation, causes no flatulence, or other injurious effects, and is particularly recom mended to Dyspeptics. It is made from, A vege table preparation of perfect purity, and of Snowy Whiteners. More Bread of the finest quality can be made froci a Barrel of Floor, by using this Baking Poirder than by any other process yet known. Full direction? accompany each Box. For Sale by G roc ors everywhere. The Trade supplied by the Sole Proprietors and Mannfacta . rers, the DREW FACTI B?XG CO., 218 Fulton Street, New York. Don't forget th ? Name, bat ask for DREW'S INFALLIBLE BAKING POWDER. ?y-For sale a; Edgefield, S. C., by THOS. W. CA?1WILE. ' Feb 12 3ni^ii. A. M.) 7 Toothache Instantly Cured ! BY USING DH HILL'S LONDON AWI THIS GREAT TOOTHACHE CURE has the endorsement of the London Medical Facul tv, and will NEVER FAIL TO CURE THE MOST DESPERATE CASK OF TOOTHACHE. Whiloitacts instantaneously upon the nerves offocted and gives immediate relief, there ia nothi.ig in its composition in the sligbest degree to injure tho finost set of teeth. Do not throw, jour money vaway,_and .have your teeth extracted by dentists because they adie yon,: ?but CURE YOURSELF by using Hall's Ano'dyne for the Cure of Toothache For sale by all first-claw Druggists,, or by DB. EDWARD HALL, * 36 John St., New York.' Messrs. J. WINCHESTER & CO., 36 John liant, New York, Wholesale Agents. ^?S?TFor sale at Edgefield, S. C., by THOS. W. CARWILE. Price 25 Ceutt. Feb 12 j{4.- 6m(M.A,A.): 7 Rat Poison, r ARRANTED TO KILL. ?orttkW. THOS. W. CARWILE, Al Sign Golden Mortar. jjfo* If U W